Elder Abuse: Opportunities to Make a Difference

In the past several decades, remarkable strides have been made in addressing the devastating issue of interpersonal violence—both child abuse and neglect, as well as intimate partner violence. Sadly, however, the issue of elder abuse lags behind these advances.

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Background Paper: Returning the Mouth to the Body: Integrating Oral Health and Primary Care

Dental disease is one of the great preventable public health challenges of the 21st century. Labeled a “silent epidemic” by the U.S. Surgeon General, dental disease ranks high in prevalence among chronic health conditions (HHS 2000).

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Better Outcomes, Lower Costs: How Community-Based Funders Can Transform U.S. Health Care

In a newly available document from FSG, published in association with GIH, Mark Kramer and Dr. Atul Gawande discuss the untapped potential for community-based funders to transform the cost and quality of health care in the United States.

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GIH Bulletin: April 2012

Austin-Bailey Health and Wellness Foundation (Canton, OH) approved grants totaling $189,250 to eight nonprofit organizations located in Holmes, Stark, Tuscarawas, and Wayne counties in Ohio.

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Intervention Points to Promote Equity: A Funder Strategy

Over the last decade, the field of health philanthropy has trail blazed efforts seeking to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity. However, while health foundations have raised public awareness of inequities and have funded interventions designed to reduce disparities, health and health care inequities persist (Benz et al. 2011).

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Transforming Health Care Delivery: Why It Matters and What It Will Take

Transforming health care delivery so as to better meet the needs of patients will require changes to strengthen delivery of care for patients who already have good access to services, as well as changes to improve care for patients who find it harder to get the care they need. This primer provides an overview of why system transformation matters, what it will take, and what philanthropy can do.

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Health and Equity for All

Download the essay written for GIH’s 2012 annual meeting Health and Equity for All. Foundation and health leaders were also invited to pen guest commentaries and share their thoughts around the annual meeting theme.

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Too Few Choices, Too Much Junk: Connecting Food and Health

GIH convened a group of grantmakers, researchers, and practitioners for an Issue Dialogue discussing the intersection of food and health. The program focused on the current U.S. food system and approaches that foundations can employ to improve food access and nutrition. This Issue Brief incorporates the background paper written for this meeting, as well as key points from the day’s discussion.

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Safety Net in the Era of Health Reform: A New Vision of Care

As part of its continuing mission to serve trustees and staff of health foundations and corporate giving programs, Grantmakers In Health convened a group of grantmakers and safety net experts on November 3, 2011, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the safety net system as the Affordable Care Act is implemented. This Issue Brief incorporates the background paper written for this meeting, as well as key points from the day.

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GIH Bulletin: March 2012

Aetna Foundation, Inc. (Hartford, CT) has awarded $145,150 to the Nurse-Family Partnership (Denver, CO) to promote breastfeeding among African American, first-time mothers enrolled in the Nurse-Family Partnership program.

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